Hello, for the past month or so I have been becoming more and more interested in building my own computer for the first time. I am trying to build a PC costing close to $1000 USD, plus or minus $200. I already have the monitor, keyboard, and mouse.
The computer will be used for games such as Crysis, CoD4, UT3, and others with similar requirements.
Here are the parts I have come up with:
Cooler Master 690 case $79.99
ABIT-IP35-E mobo $89.99
EVGA 8800GT SC GPU $289.99
Corsair 520hx PSU $119.99
Intel Core 2 Quad q6600 CPU $279.99
G.Skill 2x1gb DDR2 800 RAM $54.99
Seagate Barracuda 250gb HDD $69.99
Windows Vista Home Premium 64-Bit OEM $111.99
TRUE 120 heatsink $64.99
Scythe S-flex heatsink fan $14.99
Total Price: $1176.90
Other than buying parts from other retailers, is there any way I could cut the cost to as close to $1000 as possible, while maintaining most, if not all of the same performance. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks for your time.
The computer will be used for games such as Crysis, CoD4, UT3, and others with similar requirements.
Here are the parts I have come up with:
Cooler Master 690 case $79.99
ABIT-IP35-E mobo $89.99
EVGA 8800GT SC GPU $289.99
Corsair 520hx PSU $119.99
Intel Core 2 Quad q6600 CPU $279.99
G.Skill 2x1gb DDR2 800 RAM $54.99
Seagate Barracuda 250gb HDD $69.99
Windows Vista Home Premium 64-Bit OEM $111.99
TRUE 120 heatsink $64.99
Scythe S-flex heatsink fan $14.99
Total Price: $1176.90
Other than buying parts from other retailers, is there any way I could cut the cost to as close to $1000 as possible, while maintaining most, if not all of the same performance. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks for your time.
